About SLIS

 

Xinyu Yu, PhD

Assistant Professor

　Office: LIB 206C

Phone: (601)266-4238

Email: xinyu.yu@usm.edu

  Biography |  Interests  |   Publications   |  Faculty |

 EDUCATION                

  • PhD (2007) Information Science, University of North Texas 
  • MLIS (2001) Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma
  • BA (1994) English, China Language and Culture University

EMPLOYMENT

  •    2007 August- present Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi

  •   2005-2007 Teaching Assistant to cataloging classes, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas

  •   2005-2006 Teaching Assistant to National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR) Award "Health Information Outreach to the Chinese Population in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex: Teaching Chinese Health Consumers How to Find Quality Health Information on the Internet" School of Library and Information Sciences,  University of North Texas

  •  2002-2003, Graduate Library Assistant, Rare Book, University of North Texas Libraries 

  • 1999-2000, Graduate Library Assistant, Reference Department, University of Oklahoma Libraries

  •  1994, September -1999, December, Assistant Professor, Foreign Language Department, Guizhou Normal University, People's Republic of China

SERVICE

  • Curriculum review committee, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Technology review committee, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi

 Biography | Interests |  Publications   |  Faculty |

　 TEACHING-HAVE TAUGHT-SCHEDULED TO TEACH

  •  LIS 642 Special Libraries

  •  LIS 668 Research Methods in Library and Information Science

  •  LIS 675 Organization of Information Materials Using Metadata    

         

Biography   | Interests |  Publications |  Faculty |

　 PUBLICATIONS  

  •  Cleveland, A. D., Pan, X., Chen, J., Yu, X., Philbrick, J., O’Neill, M. & Smith, L. (2007). (submitted) Analysis of the health information needs and health related Internet usage of a Chinese Population in the United States. Journal of Library and Information Service. (in Chinese)

  •  Yu, X. (2007). The role of Chinese American writers in compiling a history and carving the image of Chinese Americans. In I. Lópezcalvo (ed.). Alternative Orientalisms in Latin America and Beyond (pp.310-324). Part six, Far East. New Castle, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Contributed)

  •  Yu, X. & Hastings, S. K. (2006). An exploratory study of visual perception in relation to children. Proceedings of the 68th American Society for Information Science and Technology, Austin, TX. (Peer-reviewed)

  • Yu, X. (1998, February). Guiyang: The evolution of Chinese southwestern capital city. Guizhou Annals. (In Chinese)

 

    PRESENTATIONS

  • Yu, X. (2007). An exploratory study of visual perception in relation to children. Poster presented at the Doctoral Poster Presentation, The Association for Library and  Information Science Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, January 15-18.

  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Philbrick, J., Yu, X., O’Neill, M., & Smith, L. (2006). Meeting the health information needs of the Chinese population in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Presented at the 5th District Meeting of Texas Library Association, Dallas, TX.

  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Philbrick, J., Yu, X., & O’Neill, M. (2006). Chinese health Information on the Internet. Presented at the 8th District Meeting of  Texas Library Association, Bellaire, TX.

  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Philbrick, J., Yu, X., & O’Neill, M. (2006). Internet health information access by the Chinese population in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Poster Presented at First Joint Conference of Librarians of Color: Gathering At the Waters Embracing Our Spirits, Telling Our Stories, Dallas, TX.

  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Philbrick, J., Yu, X., & O’Neill, M. (2006). Health information for your community: Stories from the field, Panel Presented at First Joint Conference of Librarians of Color: Gathering At the Waters Embracing Our Spirits, Telling Our Stories, Dallas, TX.

  • Cleveland, A.D., Pan, D., Philbrick, J., Yu, X., & O’Neill, M. (2006). Are we meeting the health information needs of Chinese health consumers?  Paper Presented at South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) 2006 Annual Meeting, College Station, TX.

  • Yu, X. (2006). Chinese American literature perspective: The role of Chinese American writers in compiling the history and carving images for Chinese Americans. Presented at Orientalism and the Chinese Diaspora in the Americas, Denton, TX, April 16.

  • Yu, X. & Hastings, S. (2005). An exploratory study of visual perception in relation to children. Poster presented at the Doctoral Poster Presentation, the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

  • Yu, X. & Hastings, S. (2005). An exploratory study of visual perception in relation to children. Poster presented at the Doctoral Poster Presentation, the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 16-19.

  • Yu, X., Wolf, A. & Hastings, S. (2002). Personal photo-history preservation program: Community access to digital imaging tech at the Denton Public Library, Poster presented at Texas Library Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

　HONORS AND AWARDS 　

  •  Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society, August, 2007 

  •  Certificate to attend the continuing education program by Medical Library Association South Central, Disaster Preparedness and Planning Symposium, 2006 

  •  Information Science Doctoral student-Faculty Mini Grant, School of Library and Information Sciences,  University of North Texas,2001  

  •  Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) Digital Imaging Fellowship, School of Library and Information Sciences,  University of North Texas, 2001

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